She also authored the novels The Last Illusion (Bloomsbury, 2014)-a 2014 "Best Book of the Year" according to NPR, Kirkus, Buzzfeed, Popmatters, Electric Literature, and more - and Sons and Other Flammable Objects (Grove, 2007)-the 2007 California Book Award winner in “First Fiction,” a Chicago Tribune’s “Fall’s Best,” and a New York Times “Editor’s Choice.” Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Al Jazeera America, Bookforum, Slate, Salon, Spin, CNN, The Daily Beast, Elle, and many other publications around the world. She also authored the novels The Last Illusion (Bloomsbury, 2014)-a 2014 "Best Book of the Year" according to NPR, Kirkus, Buzzfeed, Popmatters, Electric Literature, and more - and Sons and Other Flammable Objects (Grove, 2007)-the 2007 California Book Award winner in “First Fiction,” a Chicago Tribune’s “Fall’s Best,” and a New York Times “Editor’s Choice.” Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Al Jazeera America, Bookforum, Slate, Salon, Spin, CNN, The Daily Beast, Elle, and many ot Porochista Khakpour is the author of the memoir Sick (Harper Perennial, June 2018)-a “Most Anticipated Book of 2018,” according to HuffPost, Bustle, Bitch, Nylon, Volume1 Brooklyn, The Rumpus, and more. Porochista Khakpour is the author of the memoir Sick (Harper Perennial, June 2018)-a “Most Anticipated Book of 2018,” according to HuffPost, Bustle, Bitch, Nylon, Volume1 Brooklyn, The Rumpus, and more.
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Since last year, the 15 largest known clusters of COVID-19 cases in the USA have occurred in prisons and jails, were released due to his current battle with Covid 19, and a number of other health issues. According to the UCLA COVID-19 Behind Bars Data Project, by Aug, 2020, there was an estimated 113664 COVID-19 cases and 887 related deaths among incarcerated people in the USA. Supporters have also called for an urgent compassionate release of Mumia, due to inhumane treatment, and lack of basic health care as he battles COVID-19, and other dire health challenges behind bars.Īfrican American people make up a third (33%) of the incarcerated population, compared with 13% of the general population. However, they assert intentional delays and roadblocks have impacted the process. Supporters say Mumia’s innocence can be proven to win his freedom. Mumia has maintained his innocence since 1981. He was convicted and sentenced to death in a trial that Amnesty International has denounced as failing to meet the minimum standards of judicial fairness. Protest to demand the freedom of Mumia Abu-Jamal.Īward winning international journalist, activist and freedom fighter Mumia Abu-Jamal, has been imprisoned for nearly 40 years. "A powerful, wise, and genuinely profound spiritual odyssey from the insanity of violence (in the world, within ourselves, and in the assumptions of American culture) to the peace and compassion of mindfulness practice. Thomas's story has the power to heal, to inspire, to teach."-John Laurence, former CBS News correspondent and author of The Cat from Hué A Vietnam War Story "What gives Thomas's perspective so much weight is that it carries the rare and undeniable authority of one who has seen firsthand the extremes of both good and evil that lie in the human soul."- What Is Enlightenment? It was a long time coming but worth the wait, especially in this time of war and rampant violence."- Turning Wheel "Let me start by simply recommending that you buy, read, and think about Claude Anshin Thomas's book, At Hell's Gate. "This gripping spiritual memoir bears witness to the transforming meditation and mindfulness in the life of a Vietnam Veteran."- Spirituality and Health "Thomas's presentation of this difficult experience is searingly honest."- Shambhala Sun No one with multi-colored hair, piercings, and an ass like that would want boring, serious Alec. When one of the cutest twinks Alec’s ever seen takes an interest, Alec knows there’s an ulterior motive. To be fair, most people irritate Alec, including the FBI director who sent him here to investigate a smuggling scheme involving yoga mats. Tall, dark and scowling Alec hates Vermont, with its artisanal-freaking-everything and its irritating people. Based on the memoir of the same name by Eliot Ness (1903-1957) and Oscar. He’s a smart guy, but ever since he got kicked out of grad school, people are only interested in his no-limit credit card and his pierced ears…and other places. 1987-1990) This series focuses on a squad of youthful-looking undercover. Gabe wants Alec between the sheets…too bad Alec’s undercover already… A leisurely pace and focus on everyday events school, sports, hangouts allows the characters' relationship to develop in a natural, relatable way. Nick, meanwhile, starts to examine how he feels about Charlie, and what that means about how he sees himself. Charlie, having recently realized that the boy he thought might be his boyfriend is just using him for casual make-out sessions, starts falling for Nick, though it's presumed that Nick is straight. When lanky, openly gay Charlie Spring, 14, is seated next to burly rugby lad Nick Nelson, 16, in a new "vertical class group" at their English all-boys school, they form a friendship that appears unlikely to those around them, quickly becoming a central part of each other's lives. Jun is intrigued by the possibility of returning to movies, but he begins to worry that someone might delve too deeply into the past and uncover the events that led to the abrupt end of his career in 1922. Jun Nakayama was a silent film star in the early days of Hollywood, but by 1964, he is living in complete obscurity-until a young writer, Nick Bellinger, reveals that he has written a screenplay with Nakayama in mind. The carefully restrained voice of its narrator recalls Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day.''-Alison Lurie, Pulitzer Prize winner ''This is a riveting, wise, and gorgeous novel.''-Mary Yukari Waters Nina Revoyr deserves to be counted among the top ranks of novelists at work today.''-Jerry Stahl, author of I, Fatty '' The Age of Dreamingis a masterpiece of the sort that doesn't just seduce the reader-it leaves you transformed. But the promised sanctuary has proven difficult to implement in the shadow of federal immigration laws. The policy says all residents should have access to city services including emergency health care, food banks, shelters, recreation centres, and parenting programs. In Toronto, where an estimated 200,000 residents do not have immigration status, city council voted in 2014 to set out a plan for the policy, also known as Access Without Fear, after years of campaigning by groups like No One Is Illegal and the Solidarity City Network. In December 2015, Tings Chak stood among protesters outside the Toronto Police Service’s headquarters, holding a banner that read, “NO STATUS CHECKS IN A SANCTUARY CITY.” The protest – organized after an access-to-information request turned up thousands of police checks that sought to verify immigration information with border officials – was meant to draw attention to violations of Toronto’s sanctuary city policy.Ī sanctuary city is one in which residents are able to access city services without being asked about their immigration status and without fear of being detained or deported. Abolition Architecture A profile of Tings Chak In one corner, a bit of white sheet protruded through the dark soil. She glanced down at the open trench in front of her. She was a stranger here, but still, by this time of year, she would have expected to detect the scent of spring. Out there, she knew, lay the rotting carcasses of thawing cattle, frozen on their hooves by successive blizzards that had howled over this land continually since November. The late March sun glared off blinding patches of snow that remained on the ground and still blanketed the surrounding hills. Small wonder.Ī chill breeze came up and caught the long ends of her hair, flapping them across her face. She hadn't thought to put on her worn gloves before she came out here. Wincing at the fire in her hands, she lifted them to look at the blisters forming on her palms. Her skirt was solid mud from waist to hem. L iberty Garrison Ross momentarily straightened from her task and leaned on the shovel handle, flexing her back. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to and purchase your own copy. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. Significantly, Twelfth Night is the last of the romantic comedies. Here the recognition is of the transience of life, unlike in Cymbeline where the rediscovery of Perdita symbolises the rediscovery of one’s soul. Only, Keats finds reassurance in the fact that swallows will return, but Shakespeare is concerned with the cessation of life which looms over the whole play. The mood is similar in Keats’s ‘To Autumn’, Hedge-crickets sing and now with a treble soft The red-breast whistles from a garden-croft Īnd gathering swallows twitter in the skies. This cycle of life is an extension of the ancient pagan fertility rituals. The feast of epiphany is the last festival of the Christmas season, after which death takes over. Epiphany, according to Christian mythology, is the time when the shepherds recognized the birth of Christ. The Christian associations of the title suggests the carpe diem theme which runs through the play. Twelfth Night is the merriest of Shakespeare’s romantic comedies, it is also the saddest. That, plus his OCD and violent thoughts about a girl he likes makes Max a high risk patient. Seventeen-year-old Max has a terminally ill grandmother and is having trouble handling it. But when he takes on a new patient, Eric's entire world begins to crumble. His unit at the hospital has just been named number two in the country and Eric has a devoted staff of doctors and nurses who are as caring as Eric is. His work seems to be going better than his home life, however. Recently separated from his wife Alice, he is doing his best as a single Dad to his seven-year-old daughter Hannah. Eric Parrish is the Chief of the Psychiatric Unit at Havemeyer General Hospital outside of Philadelphia. New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline's visceral thriller, Every Fifteen Minutes,brings you into the grip of a true sociopath and shows you how, in the quest to survive such ruthlessness, every minute counts.ĭr. |